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HAB911

(9,360 posts)
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 09:23 AM Feb 2017

Question for Group

In light of the coming theocracy that may just be around the corner if the loser of the popular vote issues an EO legalizing religious discrimination in a broad range of circumstances.........

What 'religion' would you consider joining, i.e. Satanic Temple, UUA, Universal Life Church, etc. just in order to shield or take advantage of any order? Worthy or crazy thought? TIA

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Question for Group (Original Post) HAB911 Feb 2017 OP
Just burn me at the stake. bravenak Feb 2017 #1
+1 mountain grammy Feb 2017 #13
I will continue to stand with the vast majority of Americans who proclain that our Religion randr Feb 2017 #2
Still pondering Brainstormy Feb 2017 #3
I was ordainede in 1999 HAB911 Feb 2017 #7
I've also been ordained in the ULC RussBLib Mar 2017 #16
I'm a coward Cartoonist Feb 2017 #4
Satanic Temple TxDemChem Feb 2017 #5
is Canada or Europe an option? rurallib Feb 2017 #6
UU - Universalist Unitarian frogmarch Feb 2017 #8
Will I get a tax credit? progressoid Feb 2017 #9
Whichever one has the best potato salad and gets me laid -- in that order. -nt Freelancer Feb 2017 #10
The church of the sacred, bleeding heart of jesus. Jokerman Feb 2017 #11
On whose doctrine edhopper Feb 2017 #12
Screw that! warmfeet Mar 2017 #14
Would Tuesday (3/14) be the appropriate day to request your Doctorate in Metaphysics?... NeoGreen Mar 2017 #15
I'll go back to Judiasm edhopper Mar 2017 #17

randr

(12,479 posts)
2. I will continue to stand with the vast majority of Americans who proclain that our Religion
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 11:04 AM
Feb 2017

is none of anybodies God Damn business.

Brainstormy

(2,428 posts)
3. Still pondering
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 11:17 AM
Feb 2017

your question, but thanks ever so for introducing me to the Universal Life Church website. The Minister Store is way cool, although the "Ministry in a Box" seems a little overpriced.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
16. I've also been ordained in the ULC
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 05:32 PM
Mar 2017

on a wild hare. Still haven't performed a wedding though. Almost.

Wikipedia
The Universal Life Church is a religious denomination that has no traditional doctrine, believing merely in "that which is right". It offers anyone ordination as a minister free of charge, primarily to those who marry couples.

Since its inception, the Universal Life Church has come into legal conflicts over such issues as the validity of ordinations and the tax-exempt status of the organization. However, the US military chaplain's hand book lists the ULC as one of the churches it recognizes.[9] The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ruled in some years that the church was tax-exempt, but has not in other years, based on the annual filing statement required of non-profit organizations.[10] Most states recognize the church as a legal entity by extending recognition to its ministers.[11] A few states do not, and it is up to each minister to determine their legal standing in their home state. The ULC assists its ministers if they experience problems with being recognized in their home or country.

Cartoonist

(7,530 posts)
4. I'm a coward
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:26 PM
Feb 2017

When they start loading the freight cars, I will fall back on my Catholic creds. I've never been technically excommunicated, and I still have my First Communion certificate.

rurallib

(63,198 posts)
6. is Canada or Europe an option?
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 08:42 PM
Feb 2017

imagine Americans escaping back to Europe to escape religious oppression. Ironic, no?

frogmarch

(12,226 posts)
8. UU - Universalist Unitarian
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 04:20 PM
Feb 2017

Sounds okey dokey to me.

Fellow goes to a UU service for the first time, and later is asked what he thought of it. "Darndest church I ever went to," he replies, "the only time I heard the name of Jesus Christ was when the janitor fell down the stairs."

Jokerman

(3,538 posts)
11. The church of the sacred, bleeding heart of jesus.
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 03:32 PM
Feb 2017

Located somewhere in Los Angeles California.

Then all of my dreams will come true.

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